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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1900
Page
5
A poetic vignette describes a love triangle where a man toils for a maid who abandons him for another. Repeated exchanges of affection lead to the maid preferring the “true” love, illustrating a familiar pattern in romance as the poem traces shifting loyalties and imagined futures.
A lively church sewing circle hears gossip about Miss Letitia a 55 year old spinster choosing to marry an impecunious suitor. The bride-elect, described as youthful in looks, navigates critiques with friends defending her right to marry at her age while noting her generous bounty to friends.
Miss Letitia reveals a telegram from Mr Langsworthy forcing an indefinite postponement of the marriage. Guests react with shock and gossip as the presents are to be returned. Letitia privately reflects on lessons learned about people's characters and social expectations.
In a playful exchange, Levitia reveals she sent wedding cards to secure a trousseau, noting no bridegroom existed. Mrs Alden reacts with laughter as Jennie and others speculate how the Richmond ladies would react, while Levitia vows a fund for old maids.
Vignettes include a girl checking a watch to test if water harms its mechanism and a jest about soaking watches. Other quips feature a frugal philosopher after wages drop, Uncle Si boasting durability after 40 years as a reader, and a pa explaining an heirloom as mother’s jewelry.
Miss Stevens Mayo, second wife of Commodore Mayo, claims she was hypnotized into marrying him and left the marriage the day after. She now opposes the other wife in the inheritance dispute over the Commodore's fortune. she was 18 at marriage to a man nearly 70.
April drifts into Philadelphia with wary shoppers and fashion talk. The Record notes cautious people staying indoors, the scent of camphor balls, and plans for spring wear while umbrellas stay handy amid capricious April skies. Some favor ribboned blooms as decor, others dismiss it as useless.
Cook cold roast beef by slicing thinly and frying in hot seasoned flour. Add ham or bacon, onions, tomatoes, and stock to simmer into a thick gravy. Season with salt pepper dried sage flour curry Worcestershire and vinegar. boil gently half an hour. Save bones for stock to enrich soups and gravies.
A physician at a dinner party argues for a practical approach to planning courses with seasonable fruit served alongside each course. He opposes delaying fruit until dessert and urges serving fresh berries and ripe fruits early to aid digestion and appetite.
A witty Philadelphia Times reflection contrasts living in peace with praising cooks and keeping up with spring styles. It notes a child’s appetite as evidence of youth’s elasticity and suggests women lead by example, bridging gaps before they appear.
Susan B. Anthony envisions a twentieth century woman trained to a full knowledge of motherhood. She predicts reduced infant mortality and ethical child rearing, with the mother expertly guiding each physical and moral development to create a new race.
A home maker seeks dainty glassware and polishing to elevate any piece. Bohemia, in the northern Austro-Hungarian empire, is famed since the sixteenth century for rich color and delicate engraved patterns. A current vogue favors expensive rock crystal.
Mrs. John Mackay owns a costly set of sable wraps, with a cloak valued at 15000 dollars made of 1000 skins. The Empress Dagmar reportedly wore the most expensive wrap of this type, sent for her coronation, costing 63000 dollars yet weighing only 16 ounces.
Mrs Belmont keeps a scrap book of clippings about gowns entertainments and social doings while rumors say Mrs Oliver Belmont owns many volumes. An advertisement touts Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup as a positive cure for coughs.
Spring fashion favors unusual feminine styles with boleros of embroidered taffeta and white velvet dominating house and evening wear. Bold accessories include large black pompons and revival half sleeves with dainty undergarments, while Cluny Lace remains in first place.
Pick over a cupful of dried peas soak overnight in three pints cold water with a pinch of bicarbonate of soda. In the morning strain and simmer with the same water until dissolved adding enough water to keep three pints. Stir, strain, return to heat with flour and butter then blend with hot milk cream or water to desired thickness. Sugar salt and white pepper balance flavor.
A step by step guide explains preparing baked shad with a rich bread crumb stuffing, butter and onion, egg, and seasoning. The fish is filled, seared with bacon in the pan, baked hot, basted, then served with melted butter parsley and shad roe arranged around the fish.
A recipe for Omelette Bonffle with eggs flour sugar and flavoring is followed by an endorsement from W. W. Mayhew of Merton Wisconsin praising One Minute Cough Cure as a safe fast remedy for coughs colds and lung diseases. The note suggests buying from druggists and mentions steamship tickets via the Atlantic Steamship Agency at 26 Virginia Ave.
Easter offering advertises carbonettes priced four dollars or two dollars for a short time. J. H. Clark, successor to Marceau & Power, located at 38 N. Illinois Street, next to Rink, promotes the sale.
A spring lamb roast is a prized dish for holidays and Sundays. Boned and skewered, it roasts about an hour for four pounds with water in the pan, butter or caul fat, flour, salt, and pepper. Baste every 15 minutes. serve with its juices or potato croquettes.
Fragmentary item listing fares or routes shows a Cincinnati return with Leone and a renter element, but details are unclear and items appear cut or out of context.
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